Michael Shur
Departments:
~~~~~~~Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering & Center for
Integrated Electronics and Electronics Manufacturing
Education:
~~~~~~~MSEE, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical
Institute, 1965, Ph.D., 1967, A. F. Ioffe, Dr. Sc.,
A. F. Ioffe, 1992
Research Interests:
~~~~~~~Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Biography:
Michael Shur has held research or faculty
positions at A.F. Ioffe Institute, Cornell, Oakland University,
University of Minnesota,
and University of
Virginia, where he was
John Money Professor of Electrical Engineering and served as Director of
Applied Electrophysics Laboratories. He is now
Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts'48 Professor of Solid State Electronics,
Professor of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Director of Center for
Broadband Data Transport Science and Technology, and Director of the RPI
Research Site of the NSF I/UCR Center
“Connection One.” In 2001-2002, he served as Acting Director of Center for
Integrated Electronics at RPI. Dr. Shur is a Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the
American Physical Society, Fellow of Electrochemical Society, a member of Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi, Electromagnetic Academy, Materials Research Society,
ASEE, an elected member, former Chair of US Commission D, International Union
of Radio Science, elected Member of NRC of URSI, life member of Sigma Xi, of Humboldt Society of America, and AAAS. Dr. Shur is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of High Speed Electronics
and Systems, Editor of the book series on Selected Topics in Electronics and
Systems published by World Scientific, Member of the Honorary Board of Solid
State Electronics, Vice-President for publications of
the IEEE Sensor Council, and Chair, IEEE Recognitions Award Committee. He is also
Distinguished Microwave Lecturer of IEEE, MTT and Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE,
EDS. In 1990-1993, he served as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on
Electron Devices. Dr. Shur has also served
as Chair, Program Chair, Organizing and Program Committee Member of many IEEE
conferences. He is one of co-developers
of AIM-Spice and co-founder of Sensor Electronics Technology, Inc. In 1994, the
Saint Petersburg State Technical
University awarded him an
Honorary Doctorate. He has published
many technical papers, books, and has over thirty patents on semiconductor
devices and circuits. Several of his papers received the best paper awards. Among his other awards are the Gold Medal of
the Russian Ministry of Education, van der Ziel Award, Senior Humboldt Research Award, the Pioneer Award from Compound Semi, RPI School of
Engineering Research Award, and Commendation for Excellence in Technical
Communications. Dr. Shur was also listed by ISI as one of the most quoted
researchers in his field.